# Aratos Disaster Control

> Aratos Disaster Control is a free, open-access AI-powered platform for real-time global disaster monitoring using open satellite data. It is the only platform combining NASA GIBS, ESA Sentinel-2, USGS seismic feeds, UN GDACS alerts, NASA FIRMS fire data, Copernicus EMS, JAXA GSMaP precipitation, and Fengyun-4/CMA wind data — all in one unified interface with GPT-4o satellite vision analysis, Incident Command Board, AI SITREP generation, and critical infrastructure overlay.

## What It Does

Aratos Disaster Control monitors natural disasters — earthquakes, wildfires, floods, tropical cyclones, and volcanic eruptions — in real time across 195 countries. It processes data from 8+ global satellite and sensor networks and presents it on an interactive map with AI-generated risk assessments, damage narratives, professional PDF reports, and operational tools for emergency managers including an Incident Command Board and critical infrastructure overlay.

## Key Facts

- **Free to use**: No subscription, no API key required for users
- **Data update frequency**: Every 15 minutes for most feeds; FIRMS fires every 3 hours
- **Coverage**: 195 countries, all continents
- **Earthquake tracking**: 300-400 global seismic events per day from USGS (M2.5+)
- **Fire hotspots**: 30,000–80,000+ active fire hotspots from NASA VIIRS and MODIS sensors daily
- **GDACS alerts**: Real-time UN disaster alerts with Green/Orange/Red severity levels
- **AI analysis**: GPT-4o vision analysis of real satellite tiles — detects damage, spread direction, confidence score
- **Incident Command**: Full ICS-compliant incident board with status tracking and action logging
- **SITREP**: GPT-4o-powered situation reports (summary, actions, resources, 12-hour projection, recommendations)
- **Critical Infrastructure**: Live OSM overlay — hospitals, power plants, dams, fire stations, water works
- **Demo access**: Instant access without registration at https://disasterwatch.innoeco.io
- **Version**: 2.1 (updated 2026-05-20)

## Data Sources

| Source | Data Type | Resolution / Frequency |
|--------|-----------|----------------------|
| NASA GIBS | MODIS True Color, Thermal, NDVI, Aerosol imagery | 250m–1km, daily |
| ESA Sentinel-2 | Multispectral imagery (NDVI, NBR, NDWI, SWIR) | 10m, ~5 days |
| USGS Earthquake API | Global seismic events M2.5+ | Real-time |
| NASA FIRMS VIIRS | Active fire hotspots | 375m, ~3 hours |
| NASA FIRMS MODIS | Active fire hotspots | 1km, ~3 hours |
| UN GDACS | Global disaster alerts (EQ, FL, TC, VO) | ~15–30 min |
| Copernicus EMS | European emergency mapping activations | Real-time |
| NASA EONET | Open natural events (wildfires, volcanoes, storms) | Daily |
| JAXA GSMaP | Global precipitation mapping | Hourly |
| Fengyun-4 / CMA | Asia-Pacific wind gust data | 3-hourly |
| Open-Meteo ERA5 | 10-year historical climate archive | Daily |
| OpenStreetMap (Overpass API) | Critical infrastructure (hospitals, power, dams) | On-demand |

## Key Capabilities

### Incident Command Board
- Create and manage emergency incidents (wildfire, flood, earthquake, storm, chemical)
- Severity levels: Low / Medium / High / Critical / Catastrophic
- Status: Active / Monitoring / Contained / Closed
- Assign incident commanders and track affected populations
- Chronological action timeline with automatic event logging
- Accessible via "Command" button in the dashboard bottom bar

### AI SITREP Generator
- One-click GPT-4o situation report for any active incident
- Sections: Incident Summary, Current Situation, Actions Taken, Resources Deployed, Next 12 Hours, Recommendations, Next SITREP Due
- ICS-standard format suitable for emergency operations centers
- Copy-to-clipboard for immediate distribution

### Critical Infrastructure Overlay
- Toggle layer in the map: "Critical Facilities (OSM)"
- Sources: OpenStreetMap via Overpass API (live, on-demand)
- Categories: 🏥 Hospitals (red), ⚡ Power plants (yellow), 🌊 Dams (blue), 🚒 Fire stations (orange), 💧 Water works (cyan)
- Covers Europe, America, Africa, Asia bounding boxes
- Popup shows facility name, type, and location

### Satellite Analysis
- NASA GIBS MODIS: True Color, Thermal Anomalies, NDVI, Aerosol daily imagery with date picker
- ESA Sentinel-2 via Microsoft Planetary Computer STAC: NDVI, NBR, NDWI, SWIR, False Color, True Color at 10m
- GPT-4o vision: click-to-analyze any map location with real satellite imagery

### Climate & Risk Assessment
- ERA5 10-year temperature and precipitation trends per region (via Open-Meteo, free)
- AI Geo-Risk Synthesis: GPT-4o combining USGS + FIRMS + GDACS + ERA5 + weather into multi-factor risk level
- AI Damage Narrative: GPT-4o professional assessment with key findings and recommendations
- Historical disaster database: 80 real documented events, 2009–2025, 4 regions

## Who Uses It

- **Emergency managers** — real-time event verification, incident command, impact assessment
- **Journalists and media** — satellite-verified disaster reporting before official statements
- **NGOs and humanitarian organizations** — field condition assessment and donor briefings
- **Researchers and academia** — access to 10 years of climate and disaster data
- **Insurance sector** — geographic risk analysis and damage documentation
- **Civil protection agencies** — critical infrastructure risk and population exposure mapping

## How It Works

1. User accesses the platform at disasterwatch.innoeco.io (demo: no login required)
2. Select a region (Europe, America, Africa, Asia) or pan the interactive map
3. Enable disaster layers (earthquake, wildfire, flood, GDACS, FIRMS, EFFIS, GloFAS)
4. Click any event marker to see details: magnitude/severity, affected population, timestamp
5. Use satellite analysis panel to view NASA GIBS MODIS imagery or Sentinel-2 bands
6. Click any map location to trigger GPT-4o satellite vision analysis
7. Open the Incident Command Board (Command button) to create and track incidents
8. Generate AI SITREP reports for active incidents with one click
9. Enable Critical Infrastructure overlay to see at-risk hospitals, power plants, and dams
10. Generate PDF damage assessment report with AI narrative and historical context
11. Set email alert rules for specific regions and severity thresholds

## Impact Statistics (Global)

- 60,000+ people die from natural disasters annually (UNDRR 2024)
- $200B+ annual economic losses from disasters (World Bank)
- 1.5 billion people at high risk from climate-driven disasters (IPCC 2023)
- Early warning systems reduce disaster losses by up to 30% (UNDRR Sendai Framework)

## Technical Architecture

- Frontend: React + TypeScript, Mapbox GL JS / Leaflet interactive maps, Tailwind CSS + Radix UI
- Backend: Node.js + Express, PostgreSQL + Drizzle ORM
- AI: OpenAI GPT-4o for satellite vision analysis, damage narratives, and SITREP generation
- Infrastructure data: OpenStreetMap Overpass API for critical facilities
- Deployment: Replit Autoscale at disasterwatch.innoeco.io
- Version: 2.1 | Last updated: 2026-05-20

## Changelog (Recent)

- 2026-05-20: Added Incident Command Board (CRUD incidents, timeline, status management), AI SITREP Generator (GPT-4o), Critical Infrastructure Overlay (OSM Overpass API — hospitals, power plants, dams, fire stations, water works)
- 2026-03-14: Email/password authentication, PDF report export (jsPDF), email notification service (SMTP), user notification preferences
- 2026-03-13: ERA5 climate analysis (10-year trends), AI Geo-Risk Synthesis, AI Damage Narrative, GDACS integration, NASA FIRMS hotspots, EFFIS fire danger, EONET real events, Sentinel-2 STAC, NASA GIBS MODIS date picker, GPT-4o vision analysis

## Contact and Attribution

- Website: https://disasterwatch.innoeco.io
- Contact: nikos@nibog.world
- Organization: Aratos, a nibog.world project
- Developer: Nikos Bogonikolos

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